Essays about: "thesis on governance and development"

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1. 1. Carbon credit schemes & landownership in Scotland : an analysis of policy discourses

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

   Author : Imogen Cadwaladr-Rimmer; [2024]
   Keywords : carbon credit schemes; discourse policy analysis; environmental governance; landownership; land reform; neoliberalisation; rural Scotland; sustainable development.;

   Abstract : Carbon Credit Schemes have become an important feature of governance approaches to climate change in recent years and have been gaining prominence in the Global North. Scotland in particular has seen a rise in the development of carbon projects, with developers looking to sell carbon credits. READ MORE

3. 2. Regional fysisk planering : lösningen på planeringens utmaningar eller ytterligare en komplexitet?

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Landscape Architecture, Planning and Management (from 130101)

   Author : Annie Andersson; [2024]
   Keywords : regional planering; regional fysisk planering; fysisk planering; regionplan;

   Abstract : Den fysiska planeringen är av stor betydelse för samhället och dess utveckling då det är en plattform för att hantera många viktiga frågor. Detta examensarbete syftar till att skapa bättre förståelse för den fysiska planeringens utveckling, utmaningar med särskilt fokus på införandet av regional fysisk planering, som ämnar möta en del av den fysiska planeringens utmaningar. READ MORE

4. 3. DOES FOREIGN AID PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS? Evidence from a quantitative large-N study of 121 aid-receiving countries, 2003-2021

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Nora Engvall Olmås; [2023-10-30]
   Keywords : human rights; physical integrity rights; civil liberties; foreign aid; Official Development Assistance; bilateral aid; multilateral aid;

   Abstract : Human rights are in crisis. Even if the Universal Declaration of Human Rights celebrates 75 years in 2023, the anniversary comes at a time when the world is experiencing human suffering so grave that international human rights organizations are alerting for a global human rights crisis. READ MORE

5. 4. THE ROAD TO CLIMATE JUSTICE A discursive analysis of global climate governance between 2015 and 2022

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Victoria Sandholm; [2023-08-31]
   Keywords : International relations; climate governance; climate justice; civic environmentalism; ecological modernization;

   Abstract : There is an urgent need for effective global climate governance addressing the pressing threat of climate change. Based on the institutional power of language, various research has examined the development of global climate governance through discursive lenses, however, the recent period has not yet been examined. READ MORE

6. 5. From Tree Huggers to Money Makers: How ESG Scores Boost Corporate Financial Performance in the EU

   University essay from

   Author : Martin Ekendahl; Philippa Hedström; [2023-06-29]
   Keywords : ESG score; financial performance; stakeholder theory; the EU; fixed effects model;

   Abstract : This thesis examines the relationship between Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) scores and financial performance as measured by both accounting- and market-based measures; Return on Assets and Tobin's Q. The study takes a particular focus on the European Union (EU), more specifically on companies operating in the region and the union's strong commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and more general efforts towards a more sustainable future. READ MORE